Bob Anderson

Bob Anderson, center, carved out a more-than-50-year career as a fencing trainer to the stars and a movie sword-fight choreographer. At left is Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf in "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" and at right is Antonio Banderas in "The Mask of Zorro."

Bob Anderson, center, carved out a more-than-50-year career as a fencing trainer to the stars and a movie sword-fight choreographer. At left is Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf in "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" and at right is Antonio Banderas in "The Mask of Zorro." (Pierre Vinet / New Line Productions; Leon Hill / Associated Press; Rico Torres)

Bob Anderson, center, carved out a more-than-50-year career as a fencing trainer to the stars and a movie sword-fight choreographer. At left is Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf in "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" and at right is Antonio Banderas in "The Mask of Zorro."